First working Monday of 2018 is in the bag! I've actually been looking forward to getting back at it. No, I'm not crazy, I just happen to like my job. As you know, I have the best job in the world actually!

Last night, when I laid out the plan for today, I thought about all the people who are sitting at home with angst of going back to work after a vacation. It's sad that not everyone get to have a job they like, where you grow and like the colleagues. For a lot of people, Mondays are like walking into a brick wall. All I feel about that is: But, no! Don't do it!

Life is too short to waste on something you don't like. After all, we spend quite a lot of our time at work, for some more than they spend at home (like me). Are you then supposed to walk around feeling bad? That's horrible! I'm going to shoot out a piece of career advice straight away here in January: If you don't like it, leave. Do you hate your boss? Break up with work and find yourself a new love. Don't sit and wait for things to change, they won't because no-one can or will do it for you. You have to actively do something yourself to change the situation. I'm not saying you should quit without a plan. Some do, just throw themselves out there without some kind of safety net, but for most of us, there's a reality where we have to pay the bills whether our jobs kills us or not.

If you're not happy, make up a plan. If you don't want to stay, you have to actively find new work. It you do want to stay, you have to make the situation change. The definition of insanity is, as you know, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It just might be you who have to change your attitude towards the boss, or maybe you just have to talk to her and tell her how you feel and - and this is the most important part - bring your own suggestions to change the situation. Your boss won't do that for you. She'll expect you to take responsibility for yourself.

Does it sound tough? I learned this on my previous jobs. I learned it the hard way through both heartburn and nose burn. It hurts going around feeling bad. And it hurts even more when you discover that it's actually you who have to change. But to me, it's been worth it because it's led me where I am today.